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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Four, College—The Ghost of False Hope.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mel say he now knows about his attraction to boys?
(a) He was mistaken about his attraction because a boy and not a girl was kind to him.
(b) It was not anything he did wrong for it to occur.
(c) He was mislead by an older man.
(d) He knows it was not real when he was younger.

2. What happens to Jeffrey eventually?
(a) He ends up in the state mental hospital.
(b) He becomes an outspoken advocate for gay rights.
(c) He kills himself.
(d) He becomes a preacher and marries happily.

3. Where does Mel meet Lyla Lee?
(a) High school.
(b) At the roller rink.
(c) A college class.
(d) Middle school.

4. Upon what basis does Mel say homosexuality is attacked today?
(a) Ignorance about why people are homosexual.
(b) Gross misinterpretations of Scripture.
(c) Hatred of those who are different.
(d) Fear of God's punishment.

5. Noni fights the war between ____________.
(a) Body and spirit.
(b) Christianity and paganism.
(c) Arrogance and humility.
(d) Heaven and hell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mel say his murdered friend preferred to risk rather than share his feelings?

2. How does Mel feel when Lyla asks him to dance?

3. What is Martin Luther King arguing at the time of Lyla and Mel's enrollment in college?

4. What does Mel say about Karen K. in retrospect?

5. In what religion was Mel raised?

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